WUEB Experts Weekly Review: Research, Projects and Academic Successes (01.06–07.06.2026 r.)

On Children’s Day, we talk about demographic change

WUEB expert: dr Łukasz Jurek

Dr Łukasz Jurek commented on demographic change in a feature prepared for Children’s Day. The issue reaches across the labour market, the pension system, public services, healthcare and state finances.

An expert perspective helps present demography as a process whose effects build gradually, but shape practical decisions: how to design social policy, organise care for older people and prepare public institutions for changes in the age structure of society.

Link: https://wroclaw.tvp.pl/93587344/w-dniu-dziecka-mowimy-o-zmianach-demograficznych

Reality cannot keep pace with financial markets

WUEB expert: dr hab. Artur Klimek, Associate Professor at WUEB

Dr hab. Artur Klimek, Associate Professor at WUEB, commented on the tension between the speed at which financial markets react and the real constraints of the economy. This matters when the prices of assets, commodities or financial instruments can change instantly, while production, transport, logistics and supply remain dependent on infrastructure, time and political decisions.

The WUEB expert’s comment helps organise a problem relevant to companies, investors and public institutions. It shows that economic analysis needs to combine market data with knowledge of geopolitics, supply chains and real production capacity.

Link: https://edgp.gazetaprawna.pl/magazyn/artykuly/11256440,rzeczywistosc-nie-nadaza-za-rynkami-finansowymi.html

Cadastral tax cannot be introduced in Poland over the next few years. A general property valuation has not even begun, and it is a necessary condition

WUEB experts: dr hab. Agnieszka Bem, Associate Professor at WUEB; dr Milena Kowalska; dr inż. Anita Makowska; dr Jarosław Olejniczak

WUEB experts commented on the conditions for the possible introduction of a cadastral tax in Poland. The article points to a basic issue: without a general property valuation, meaning a systemic assessment of property values, it is difficult to speak of any real readiness for such a change.

The subject often appears in public debate as a slogan. An expert perspective helps give the discussion structure and shows that cadastral tax requires a legal framework, data, procedures, institutions and public understanding of its effects.

Link: https://ksiegowosc.infor.pl/podatki/podatki-osobiste/podatek-od-nieruchomosci/6870662,podatku-katastralnego-w-polsce-nie-da-sie-wprowadzic-przez-najblizsze-kilka-lat-nie-rozpoczeto-nawet-powszechnej-taksacji-nieruchomosci-a-to-konieczny-warunek.html

Nobel Laureate Professor Eric S. Maskin receives an honorary doctorate from Wroclaw University of Economics and Business

WUEB event: honorary doctorate awarded to Professor Eric S. Maskin

Professor Eric S. Maskin, Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences, received an honorary doctorate from Wroclaw University of Economics and Business. It was one of the most important academic events of the week and a distinction of international standing.

Professor Maskin’s work is linked, among other areas, to mechanism design theory. This field of economics helps explain how to create rules for markets and institutions so that they lead to defined outcomes.

Link: https://www.wroclaw.pl/akademicki-wroclaw/noblista-prof-eric-s-maskin-doktorem-honoris-causa-uniwersytetu-ekonomicznego-we-wroclawiu

A Nobel Laureate, now also a doctor honoris causa

WUEB event: Professor Eric S. Maskin receives an honorary doctorate from WUEB

The review also includes an Echo24 item devoted to Professor Eric S. Maskin and the award of an honorary doctorate by Wroclaw University of Economics and Business. This item is worth keeping as a separate media reference because it shows the event’s presence in the regional information space and strengthens the visibility of WUEB as a university engaged in international academic dialogue

Link: https://echo24.tv/pl/11_wiadomosci/95882_noblista-a-teraz-doktor-honoris-causa.html#goog_rewarded

One of the world’s leading economists receives an honorary doctorate in Wroclaw

WUEB event: Professor Eric S. Maskin receives an honorary doctorate from WUEB

Rzeczpospolita covered the award of an honorary doctorate to Professor Eric S. Maskin by Wroclaw University of Economics and Business. The article emphasises the standing of the Nobel Laureate and the importance of mechanism design theory for contemporary economics.

The event shows how academic economics connects with practical questions: how to design auctions, build rules for markets, create institutions and anticipate the behaviour of participants in a system.

Link: https://www.rp.pl/gospodarka/art44552781-jeden-z-najwazniejszych-ekonomistow-swiata-z-tytulem-doktora-honoris-causa-we-wroclawiu

WFOŚiGW in Wroclaw and ORLEN Biometan to jointly support the development of energy communities

Project / cooperation involving WUEB: development of energy communities

WFOŚiGW in Wroclaw and ORLEN Biometan announced cooperation to develop energy communities. The article also names Wroclaw University of Economics and Business as one of the partners involved in activities around local energy models.

The topic shows the practical role of economic and organisational knowledge in energy transition. Energy communities need technology, stable financing models, clear cooperation rules, sound governance and an understanding of local needs.

Link: https://www.kierunekchemia.pl/artykul,117364,wfosigw-we-wroclawiu-i-orlen-biometan-wspolnie-wespra-rozwoj-spolecznosci-energetycznych.html